Match ends, Burnley 1, Manchester United 1.
Manchester United tumbled out of the Premier League's top four as Jay Rodriguez's first goal in 50 league games earned bottom club Burnley a precious point at Turf Moor.
For the second game running, United dominated the play and had most of the chances, with Paul Pogba putting them ahead with his first goal of the season.
But just as against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, the visitors were made to pay for their profligacy.
On this occasion, they had two first-half goals disallowed, while Nick Pope made excellent saves to deny Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane.
In contrast, Burnley made the most of their brief spell in the ascendency at the start of the second period, as Rodriguez ran onto Wout Weghorst's through-ball to score his 100th career league goal.
It means United drop to fifth, with the three teams below them all capable of catching them if they win their games in hand.
Burnley are four points from safety, but are three unbeaten, even if their run without a win now extends to 10 matches.
Enigmatic Pogba
Pogba's sublime finish from Luke Shaw's cut-back in the 18th minute was a thing of beauty.
Given far too much space inside the Burnley penalty area, Pogba astutely steered his first-time shot into the roof of the net, giving goalkeeper Pope no chance.
It was one of those moments which underline Pogba's status as one of the best midfielders in the world.
But there is another side to the Ā£90m man. Taking possession inside his own half close to the touchline, he spun round, away from a Burnley defender into space and was perfectly placed to switch play across the pitch.
Instead, Pogba smashed the ball down the touchline to no-one. Those infuriating moments have happened far too frequently since he returned to Old Trafford for a second time in 2016 and explains why not many United fans will shed a tear if Pogba leaves the club for nothing for a second time when his contract expires at the end of the season.
When United were chasing the game, Pogba didn't really step up either, although for the second successive game, interim boss Ralf Rangnick will wonder about a VAR decision that went against his team.
This time, it was Varane who had what would have been his first goal for the club ruled out.
Even though the Frenchman was clearly onside as he ran onto a Bruno Fernandes free-kick before steering a header into the far corner, Harry Maguire was offside before he blocked Rodriguez's attempt to get back ad defend. After consulting the monitor, referee Mike Dean ruled the effort out.
Another goal, when Josh Brownhill turned in a Rashford cross, was disallowed by a foul from Pogba on Ben Mee in the build-up.
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New boy Weghorst shows his strengths
Burnley boss Sean Dyche invested Ā£12m in Netherlands striker Weghorst last month as a replacement for Chris Wood, who left for relegation rivals Newcastle.
Against Watford on Saturday and the first-half here, Weghorst was on the periphery, with a few decent touches but not much else to show for his efforts.
Within the first 10 minutes of the second period, though, the 29-year-old showed what an asset he could be.
Questions could be asked about Maguire letting Weghorst turn and run free in the build-up to Rodriguez's equaliser but the forward had the nimbleness to take advantage and his pass was perfect.
Weghorst then brought an excellent full-length save out of De Gea with a shot from outside the box.
It was an object lesson in maximising what you have.
And while Newcastle's win took the gloss off Burnley's result, Dyche's side have now avoided defeat against Arsenal and Manchester United in the past three games and provides some reason for optimism ahead of Liverpool's visit to Turf Moor on Sunday.
Player of the match
WeghorstWout Weghorst
Burnley
Avg
- Squad number9Player nameWeghorstAverage rating
7.40
- Squad number19Player nameRodriguezAverage rating
7.18
- Squad number10Player nameBarnesAverage rating
7.09
- Squad number5Player nameTarkowskiAverage rating
6.93
- Squad number17Player nameLennonAverage rating
6.93
- Squad number1Player namePopeAverage rating
6.90
- Squad number20Player nameCornetAverage rating
6.88
- Squad number6Player nameMeeAverage rating
6.86
- Squad number23Player namePietersAverage rating
6.79
- Squad number11Player nameMcNeilAverage rating
6.77
- Squad number14Player nameRobertsAverage rating
6.77
- Squad number8Player nameBrownhillAverage rating
6.73
- Squad number18Player nameWestwoodAverage rating
6.67
Manchester United
Avg
- Squad number1Player namede GeaAverage rating
5.07
- Squad number19Player nameVaraneAverage rating
5.06
- Squad number25Player nameSanchoAverage rating
4.97
- Squad number6Player namePogbaAverage rating
4.81
- Squad number21Player nameCavaniAverage rating
4.72
- Squad number39Player nameMcTominayAverage rating
4.66
- Squad number23Player nameShawAverage rating
4.54
- Squad number20Player nameDiogo DalotAverage rating
4.47
- Squad number18Player nameBruno FernandesAverage rating
4.43
- Squad number10Player nameRashfordAverage rating
4.28
- Squad number36Player nameElangaAverage rating
4.03
- Squad number14Player nameLingardAverage rating
3.96
- Squad number7Player nameCristiano RonaldoAverage rating
3.62
- Squad number5Player nameMaguireAverage rating
2.86
Line-ups
Burnley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pope
- 14Roberts
- 5Tarkowski
- 6Mee
- 23PietersBooked at 74mins
- 11McNeil
- 18Westwood
- 8BrownhillBooked at 77mins
- 20CornetSubstituted forLennonat 69'minutes
- 19RodriguezSubstituted forBarnesat 88'minutes
- 9Weghorst
Substitutes
- 2Lowton
- 4Cork
- 10Barnes
- 13Hennessey
- 16Stephens
- 17Lennon
- 22Collins
- 26Bardsley
- 28Long
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 20Dalot
- 19Varane
- 5MaguireBooked at 62mins
- 23Shaw
- 6Pogba
- 39McTominaySubstituted forLingardat 80'minutes
- 10RashfordSubstituted forElangaat 85'minutes
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 25Sancho
- 21CavaniSubstituted forCristiano Ronaldoat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lindelƶf
- 4Jones
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 8Mata
- 14Lingard
- 26Henderson
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 31Matic
- 36Elanga
- Referee:
- Mike Dean
- Attendance:
- 21,233
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home36%
- Away64%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away22
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home2
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burnley 1, Manchester United 1.
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Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
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Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
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Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
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Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nick Pope.
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Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Jay Rodriguez.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Marcus Rashford.
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Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Scott McTominay.
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Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ben Mee.
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Attempt blocked. Raphaƫl Varane (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
Booking
Josh Brownhill (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
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But I'm sure Burnley will learn from this unexpected setback.
The whole squad truly are a credit to their brilliant manager Ralph Rangnick and the amazing Man United owners the Glazer family, who must be thrilled to bits. š„³
Explanations please!
Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick believes club getting better despite FA Cup exit.
Totally deluded!
NEVER FORGET!
Manchester United the joke that keeps on giving
The minute you walked on the pitch,
I could see you were a team of distinction
Some really big spenders
Good looking', so refined
What a bunch of divas
Was what came to my mind.
So let me get right to the point
I don't pop my cork for every team I see
So hey big spenders
Was Maguire really worth the fee?
He has them on 53 points. Fifty-three!!
Please donāt tell me our TV licences actually pay this guy?
Maybe my expectations are too high and Utd have actually met their standards of playing a team who's bottom of the table in such a way.
Important point for Burnley, well played.
Same as the old boss.